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As well as the strong winds, hours of heavy rain are being forecast for the area on Sunday, with predictions more than 20mm could fall.

In view of this forecast, Tape 2 Tape officials have decided the race will not go ahead as planned on Sunday and has instead been rescheduled for Sunday, February 23.

Runners in last year's Run Your Heart Out Valentines 10k in Scunthorpe (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)

A statement from the organisers to runners said: "Safety is our number one priority.

"Having fully assessed the impact of Storm Ciara we have on these grounds made the decision that the race will not go ahead on Sunday.

"Gusts of in excess of 60mph are forecast which in our opinion are far above an acceptable level for the safety of you, the volunteers, companies providing a service to the race and the general public.

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"Gusts of this magnitude can potentially cause branches to fall off tress, blow runners off their feet, make a water station impossible to put in place as well as cause debris to be blown around on the more exposed sections of the course.

"These are risks which we feel sure you will agree are just not worth taking."

Organisers have worked to ensure the race can go ahead on its new date, with several factors including road closure applications, traffic management, permission from emergency services and medical provision all needing to be in place.

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Timing, the availability of Quibell Park as a race headquarters, volunteers, toilets and barriers, car parking baggage trucks and relevant licences also had to be taken care of before the new date could be confirmed.

The statement said: "The team have, however, worked tirelessly over the last day or so and managed to swiftly pull all of this together meaning we are delighted to say the race will now go ahead at 11am on Sunday, February 23. This does have a few implications for us, but we feel it is the right thing to do for all the runners who regularly support our races.

"It is fair to also acknowledge at this time the support given to us by the network manager at North Lincolnshire Council who has gone the extra mile (or km in this case) to allow us to close the roads at short notice."

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Runners who have entered the race and are still available on the new date do not need to do anything other than turn up on February 23 and enjoy the day.

Anyone who is unable to run on the rescheduled date can transfer their entry to another runner here but this must be done by 4pm on Friday, February 14.